US rank #6830 Girls' name Peak 2016 203 births

Faelyn — #6830 US girls' name

203 babies named Faelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s232010s1152020s65
#6830
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Faelyn was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

19 babies were named Faelyn in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 203 babies named Faelyn between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faelyn currently holds the #6830 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faelyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Faelyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faelyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 203 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Faelyn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

203

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2016

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,830

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Faelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
19
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092006 7

Faelyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 57% of Faelyn's all-time total
2000s232010s1152020s65

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faelyn?
203 babies have been named Faelyn since 2006. It currently ranks #6830 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 19 births.
When was Faelyn most popular?
Faelyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Faelyn been used?
Faelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Faelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Fae, Faelynn, Faeryn, Faedra, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.